Nigeria, on Tuesday, recorded 120 new COVID-19 cases and zero deaths, data published by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) shows.
Tuesday became the eighth consecutive day that the country recorded no death from the COVID-19 virus that has caused over 3 million deaths globally and over 2,000 deaths in Nigeria.
The infectious disease agency disclosed that the 120 new cases were reported from eight states – Enugu-53, Lagos-22, Rivers-18, Ogun-8, FCT-7, Abia-6, Kano-5 and Bauchi-1.
With the new cases, Nigeria has recorded a total of 164,423 infections as of April 20, 2021.
With no new fatality recorded on Tuesday, the death toll from the virus remains 2,061.
According to the NCDC, 22 persons were discharged on Tuesday after testing negative to the COVID-19 virus. This brings the total number of discharged persons to 154,406.
There are still 10,017 active cases in the country, according to the data.
The NCDC on its official website said 1,870,915 COVID-19 tests have been conducted in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) since the onset of the pandemic.
COVID-19 Vaccination
Nigeria commenced COVID-19 vaccination on March 5 after receiving 3.94 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine through COVAX, a UN-backed effort that promises access to free vaccines for up to 20 per cent of participating countries’ population.
